What separates a successful land project from one that becomes delayed, expensive or contentious?
In this episode of The Landcast, Brandon Chasteen and Nathan Alberson sit down with Mark McKee, General Manager with Vertex to discuss the human side of land acquisition, right-of-way work and project management.
Mark shares lessons from more than 25 years in the land industry, beginning with his unconventional journey from a Saskatchewan farm to wannabe umpire, appraisal work, land negotiations and executive leadership.
They talk about why land professionals need to be involved early in a project, how companies can avoid costly conflicts with landowners, and why eminent domain or expropriation can sometimes signal that a project team failed to communicate effectively.